Twitter Week: 2009-10-17

2009-10-17 00:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

@thisdarkpen The C&O ending with $73 is reasonable. The key Q is: Did players net profit on C&O shares in dividends & player incentives? in reply to thisdarkpen #
@icheyne The SdJ isn’t out to redefine human society through activism. The Nobel committee is. That’s the big easily forgotten difference. in reply to icheyne #
@thisdarkpen Then there’s no problem at all with the money in C&O’s treasury. Optimising company treasuries is a false efficiency. in reply to thisdarkpen #
@icheyne The Nobel was awarded because they think that the prize will help achieve the Nobel committee’s goals. That simple. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne Nothing to do with what he has done, just with a hope of something they see a chance to accomplish and they want to encourage that. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne It is pure social activisim. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne Think of the Novel Committee as political lobbyists. Its a pretty accurate model. They’re lobbying for what they want. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne I expect they knew that, and saw this as an opportunity to correct the public view of the meaning and function of the prize. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne The committee are reclaiming their definition from the media glamour show. They’re hewing to Alfred Nobel’s original charter. in reply to icheyne #
@rholzgrafe I am impressed. in reply to rholzgrafe #
http://twitpic.com/ld03r - 1830 played on my freshly made copy with Peter Mumford’s great map art. (Charters borrowed from 18GL) #
@icheyne I have 5 calculators in my poker chip case and hand them out at the start of each game. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne Actually all the calculators are solar-powered Casios. Nothing fancier than arithmetic though. in reply to icheyne #
@epopt Where is UnexpectedImage’s RSS feed? in reply to epopt #
@icheyne Kiki’s Delivery Service > Totoro > Spirited Away > Howl’s Moving Caste > Nausica #miyazaki #ghibli #anime in reply to icheyne #
@BrenoKummel 18GL is 1826-esque, but really not the same. More interesting track & stock market, less interesting capital management. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
1844 & 1848’s track tiles have arrived. Too many toys! What is a busy gamer to do? Oh that’s right, finish making 1830 Coalfields! #18xx #
Fireball/bolide over Netherlands: http://tr.im/BOET #Twitter FTW again. #
Background FAQ on meteorites et al:http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/faqf.html (Credits to @asteroidwatch for all this) #
@BrenoKummel I bought 18GL on the secondary market, not from DTG. Ditto all the rest of my DTG games. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel I ordered 1848’s tiles from Helmut Ohley because I didn’t want to cut them. They just arrived along with 1844. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@msaari @brenokummel I hope to see John Tamplin before too long. I’ll endeavour to gently ask him about order progress. #18xx in reply to msaari #
@andsoerinsaid When their arms are longer they’ll bypass the boob and go straight for the bra strap snap. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I’ve long thought that after emancipation America should have offered a yearly stipend to mothers of mixed-race babies. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Within two to three generations racial tensions would be history. Big melting pot. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Dunno. How many generations do you think it would take before the population is so mulatto that race can’t be made an issue? in reply to andsoerinsaid #